Thread by @aliejules

Adding Chaos (Midjourney)

Here's a quick tutorial about how adding the chaos parameter affects the grid of images.

Default chaos is zero.
Max is 100.

Base prompt:
close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9

Thread.

#midjourneyv51 #midjourney5

First image.
This is what MJ says about --chaos or --c parameter.

Second image.
Close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9
No chaos.

Here I added --c from 25 - 100

close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9 --c 25

close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9 --c 50

close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9 --c 75

close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9 --c 100

Do you notice any differences?

I also tested chaos with --style raw parameter.
First, here's the prompt without chaos.

close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9 --style raw

Then, adding --chaos

close-up shot, mushroom, fractal --ar 16:9 --style raw --c 25
--c 50
--c 75
--c 100

The higher the chaos value, the more "unexpected" the results.

I also wanted to test a completely different prompt.

This one:
singularity, macro photography, white and orange --ar 16:9

First, no chaos added.
And --chaos 20 (I went in increments of 20 here)

I purposefully wanted to use more abstract subject and add colors.

Here are the results with --c 40, 60, 80 and 100

And we have an orange 😂 and a tea kettle at --c 100.

Much more noticeable changes with this prompt.

Here are some of my favorites upscaled.

When would I use chaos?

Exploration - if I am not sure where I'm going or want to get a good variety of results adding chaos is great.

You can always fine-tune it from there if needed.

When would I not use chaos?

Precision work.

If I'm working on something that requires a very specific outcome, I won't use chaos because I want reliable, repeatable results.

I also made this into a video tutorial and put it on YouTube: